diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/fancy/test/test.instance.get_nd.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/fancy/test/test.instance.get_nd.js
index 754f955d6dcc..ec16e9a374d0 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/fancy/test/test.instance.get_nd.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/fancy/test/test.instance.get_nd.js
@@ -78,15 +78,18 @@ tape( 'a FancyArray constructor returns an instance which has a `get` method whi
 
 	function badValue( value, dim ) {
 		return function badValue() {
-			var args = new Array( shape.length );
+			var args;
+			var v;
 			var i;
 
-			for ( i = 0; i < args.length; i++ ) {
+			args = [];
+			for ( i = 0; i < shape.length; i++ ) {
 				if ( i === dim ) {
-					args[ i ] = value;
+					v = value;
 				} else {
-					args[ i ] = 0;
+					v = 0;
 				}
+				args.push( v );
 			}
 			arr.get.apply( arr, args );
 		};